City Barbeque

City Barbeque has seen accelerated growth since selling part of the company to private-equity firm Freeman Spogli last year. The chain positions itself as celebrating “the craft of barbecue,” and all of the meats it menus are smoked on-site at each of its 35 locations—a process that can take upwards of 18 hours. The brand also sells its own line of barbecue sauces and apparel.